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THE MONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TM JUNE, 1890.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.—No. 243.
The following Particulars and Conditions of Sale of Crown Land by Public Auction, to be held on the spot, on Monday, the 23rd day of June, 1890, at 4 P.M., are published for general information. By Command,
W. M. DEANE, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 7th June, 1890.
Particulars and Conditions of the letting by Public Auction Sale, to be held on Monday, the 23rd day of June, 1890, at 4 P.M., by Order of His Excellency the Officer Administering the Govern- ment of one Lot of Crown Land, in the Colony of Hongkong, for a term of 999 Years.
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT.
No.
of Sale.
Registry No.
Boundary Measurements.
LOCALITY.
N.
S.
E.
W.
Contents in Square ft.
Annual
Rent, Price.
Upset
1
Inland Lot No. 1139.
New Street, Salyingpun, Victoria,
feet. fect. feet. feet.
27 12 58′ 60
1,131
36
3,393
CONDITIONS OF SALE.
1. The highest bidder above the upset price shall be the Purchaser, and if any dispute arise between two or more bidders, the Lot in dispute shall be put up again at a former bidding.
2. No person shall at any bidding advance less than $10.
3. Immediately after the fall of the hammer, the Purchaser shall sign the Memorandum of Agree- ment, hereinafter contained, for completing the purchase according to these Conditions, and shall, within Three Days of the day of sale, pay into the Colonial Treasury the full amount of Premium at which the Lot shall have been purchased.
4. The Purchaser of the Lot shall build and finish, fit for occupation, upon the Lot, before the expiration of twelve calendar months from the day of sale, one substantial dwelling or tenement, with stone, and lime mortar walls; and tile roof, and in other respects in accordance with the conditions of the Buildings Ordinance No. 3 of 1856, and the Purchaser of the Lot shall provide and maintain along the entire back of such dwelling or tenement a clear space forming a back yard of not less than 15 feet in width.
5. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay into the Treasury a proportionate part of the annual rental specified in the particulars hereinbefore contained on the 24th day of June next, and thereafter shall pay such annual rental by equal half-yearly payments on the 25th day of December, and the 24th day of June in each and every Year during the torm of 999 years hereinbefore mentioned.
6. When the conditions herein contained have been complied with to the satisfaction of the Surveyor General the Purchaser of the Lot shall be entitled to, and shall execute on demand, a Lease from the Crown of the Piece of Ground comprised in such Lot for 999 Years, to be computed from the day of Sale, at such Annual Rental, payable half-yearly on the 24th day of June, and the 25th day of December in every Year, as is specified in the Particulars of such Lot hereinbefore contained; and such Crown Lease shall be subject to, and contain, all Exceptions, Reservations, Covenants, Clauses, and Conditions inserted in the Crown Leases of Inland Lots in the Colony of Hongkong.
7. The Purchaser of the Lot shall pay to the Land Officer, on behalf of Her Majesty The QUEEN, a Fee of $15 upon the execution of the Crown Lease thereof.
8. Should the Purchaser neglect, or fail to comply with these Conditions, his Premium or any portion thereof which may be paid, shall be thereupon forfeited to Her Majesty, who shall be at full liberty either to enforce the Sale, or to re-sell the Property at such time and place, and in such manner as to Her Majesty shall seem fit, and in case of a re-sale the increase, if any, of the Premium or Purchase Money shall be retained by Her Majesty, and the deficiency, if any, and all Costs and Expenses shall be made good by the defaulter and be recoverable as liquidated damages.
9. Possession of the Lot sold shall be given to the Purchaser, and deemed to have been taken by him, on the day of sale.